Arms
preacher curl
Adjust the machine seat so your upper arms rest comfortably and fully on the preacher pad. Grasp the handles with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- Equipment
- Gym Machine
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Focus Area
- Arms
- Injury risk
- Low
Primary muscles
- biceps brachii
- brachialis
Secondary muscles
- brachioradialis
Target muscles
- arms
How to perform
- 1
Adjust the machine seat so your upper arms rest comfortably and fully on the preacher pad.
- 2
Grasp the handles with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- 3
Keeping your upper arms pressed firmly against the pad, exhale and curl the weight upwards by flexing your elbows.
- 4
Squeeze your biceps at the top of the movement.
- 5
Inhale and slowly lower the weight back down to full arm extension, maintaining tension.
- 6
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Safety & form
Train smart. Read these notes before adding heavy load.
